Where does “quote” come from?

quote (Italian) comes from Italian quota, from Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.

quote (Italian): plural of quota

Definitions

  1. plural of quota

Ancestry of “quote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquotashare, amount, part; fee, instalment, dues;...
2Latinquotainflection of quotus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinquota pars
Every word from Latin quota parsEvery word from Latin quotaEvery word from Italian quota